dawnps
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Q: transfer all photo to iPhoto

I am not replying but adding a new question as I cannot find an answer in any forum. I have iPhoto (love) I have photo (hate). I want to transfer all photo to iPhoto but I can only transfer two at a time ...I tried the normal route of holding the Shift key blah blah... did not work been doing this for months. So I want to only use iPhoto not photo please answer these questions if you can individually as most of the forum does not.

How can I efficiently transfer all images from Photo to iPhoto.  Next question , will my iPhone Photo automatically with the internet connection deliver the pictures to iphoto if I have the deleted photo? I have an mac book air and an iPhone 6splus



Thanks I appreciate all help.


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Posted on May 17, 2016 11:42 PM

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Q: transfer all photo to iPhoto

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  • by D.Cohen,

    D.Cohen D.Cohen May 17, 2016 11:50 PM in response to dawnps
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    Desktops
    May 17, 2016 11:50 PM in response to dawnps

    The easiest way to plug in your iPhone to your Mac via USB cable and choose the option to import photos in iPhoto menu.

  • by LACAllen,

    LACAllen LACAllen May 17, 2016 11:59 PM in response to dawnps
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    May 17, 2016 11:59 PM in response to dawnps

    Assuming you have no duplication between libraries...

     

    You can export all your photos from Photos by selecting all hptos in the library, go to FILE > EXPORT > Export xx Unmodified Original...

     

    Pick a place to send them,. and then import them as you normally do to iPhoto.

     

     

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    Not sure I understand your question about your phone. You will have no ability to sync iPhoto with your phone as you can with Photos.

  • by Georg Portenkirchner,

    Georg Portenkirchner Georg Portenkirchner May 18, 2016 12:11 AM in response to D.Cohen
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    May 18, 2016 12:11 AM in response to D.Cohen

    Go to Photos for Mac, mark all photos, go to Export under the Files menu and export them to a folder on your Desktop.

    Open iPhoto and choose import under the File menu bar and import all the photos from the folder.

    From now on only import new photos with iPhoto not with Photos for Mac.

    I am not sure if iPhoto still supports syncing photos with iCloud, so you better import them via USB.

    Be sure to turn off the automatic launch of Photos for Mac when an iPhone is connected.

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin May 18, 2016 12:26 AM in response to dawnps
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    May 18, 2016 12:26 AM in response to dawnps

    How can I efficiently transfer all images from Photo to iPhoto

     

    There is only one way: Export from Photos to the Finder, import from there to iPhoto. Doing this means you risk dataloss. You will need to choose between your original photos and versions you have edited (or have duplicates in iPhoto).

     

    However, I cannot advise you against doing this enough. iPhoto is a dead end. It is no longer developed. You cannot even order print products from t these days. Sooner or later a version of the OS will come along that iPhoto will not even run on. So, moving back to iPhoto is simply storing up an issue for the future.

     

    That said, if you dislike Photos, don't use that either. There are other apps out there, depending on what you want to do exactly. None of the good ones are free, but some are inexpensive, but at least they have a future.  Have a think about what your requirements are and someone here might be able to advise you.

     

    will my iPhone Photo automatically with the internet connection deliver the pictures to iphoto

     

    No, not unless you set up Photo Streams and disable the iCloud Photo Library.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN May 18, 2016 7:03 AM in response to dawnps
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    May 18, 2016 7:03 AM in response to dawnps

    I know his is not what you what to hear but the fact is iPhoto is DEAD and already is unable to order print products - and some day you will do an update and it will not work at all and you will have a real mess on your hands

     

    If you hate Photos it is because you have not taken time to learn it - it is not iPhoto '12 - it is a new program and has a learning curve but once you learn it it is better, has better editing, more features, is faster and more reliable that iPhoto - and most  importantly is supported so has a future  -  what you use is certainly your choice but I suggest you are making a very short sighted decision which will cause major problems for you in the future when iPhoto is totally killed and you are force to to and emergency change of programs - whether you change to Photos, LightRoom or other program it would would be very smart to do it now rather that after iPhoto quits working

     

    as to moving to Photos read these for help

     

    Notes on Migrating an iPhoto Library from iPhoto to Photos for Mac

     

    How Photos handles content and metadata from iPhoto and Aperture - Apple Support

     

    Photos 1.5 vs iPhoto 9.6.1: Features and Capabilities

     

    LN

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin May 18, 2016 10:43 AM in response to LarryHN
    Level 10 (139,537 points)
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    May 18, 2016 10:43 AM in response to LarryHN
    If you hate Photos it is because you have not taken time to learn it

     

    Hmmm, bit of a stretch there Larry . It's perfectly possible to understand and know how to use an app and still dislike it.... I've quite a few in that category myself.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN May 18, 2016 11:08 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Photos for Mac
    May 18, 2016 11:08 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    Dislike - probably

    - prefer different software - probably

     

    Hate not really -

     

    and probably not nearly as much as they are going to hate everything the morning they find that the latest update killed iPhoto and they now have no alternative and possibly no upgrade path - like the people who never updated past iPhoto '09 and lost the ability to even delay the transition to Photos because they missed their window to upgrade or to have a working version of iPhoto to repair their library so it would upgrade to Photos

     

    Lots and lots of people have moved form hating Photos to loving it once they learned it - even before it was improved to be much better than iPhoto - and in any case staying with iPhoto is no longer a real alternative unless one totally quits updating their OS forever - the day that the next update kills it gets closer every day

     

    LN